Joseph R.Damato

Partner

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Joseph has extensive experience in the various substantive areas of labor and employment law, with an emphasis on matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act, including collective bargaining and arbitration and National Labor Relations Board proceedings. His experience also includes employment discrimination proceedings, OFCCP and affirmative action matters, wrongful discharge litigation and wage-hour matters.

Joseph’s representation of employers has encompassed myriad types of litigation, including arbitration hearings, administrative proceedings, and court trials. In addition to litigation, his practice includes providing day-to-day counseling to a wide variety of employers. He has been recognized in The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) for Labor and employment - Labor-management relations (2011-2023), and in Chambers USA as a Leading Lawyer for Labor & Employment (2015-2022).

  • JD, The George Washington University Law School
  • BA, Providence College

    Summa cum laude

  • District of Columbia
  • US Supreme Court
  • US Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
  • US District Court, District of Columbia
  • US District Court, District of Maryland